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An Australian Collaborative Study of Prader-Willi Syndrome Individuals and Their Families

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Prader-Willi Syndrome

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Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is considered to be a rare disorder. Its prevalence in Australia is not known, but the figure of 1 in 10,000 (Holm 1981) is sometimes used. While it is a sporadic disorder, recurrence risks ranging from 0.1% (Cassidy, 1987) to 1–3% (Clarren and Smith, 1977) have been quoted. Family data, including information on siblings, has been published for the American and Canadian populations (Dunn, 1968; Greenswag, 1987). This is a survey of families ascertained because of an individual with PWS — henceforth referred to as PWSF — in Australia.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Cytogenetics Laboratory, The Children’s Hospital Camperdown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Arabella Smith

  2. Cytogenetics Unit, Oliver Latham Laboratory, Department of Health, Children’s Hospital, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

    Arabella Smith

  3. Department of Medical Genetics, Adelaid Children’s Hospital, Australia

    S. White

  4. Endocrinology and Diabetes, Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

    G. Warne

  5. Irrabeena, Perth, Australia

    P. Montgomery

  6. Department of Pediatrics, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia

    J. Nelson

  7. Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia

    H. Beange

  8. Department of Child Health, University of Queensland, Australia

    J. Pearn

  9. Douglas Parker Rehabilitation Centre, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

    J. Henderson

  10. Department of Molecular Genetics, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and the University of Sydney, Australia

    R. J. Trent

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  1. College of Medicine, Section of Genetics/Dysmorphology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85724, USA

    Suzanne B. Cassidy

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Smith, A. et al. (1992). An Australian Collaborative Study of Prader-Willi Syndrome Individuals and Their Families. In: Cassidy, S.B. (eds) Prader-Willi Syndrome. NATO ASI Series, vol 61. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84283-2_13

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